I am having a love affair lately ... with San Francisco. I don't know if it's the weather, or the vibe of the people in town right now, but I just can't get enough of my city (I called it that the other day and Jason said, "Hey, it's my city too!"). The sunrise in the morning has been fantastic, with the downtown buildings surrounded by pink from the dawn.
This morning, I woke up starving. I usually don't eat breakfast, but decided to go to Dottie's True Blue Cafe on Jones. The breakfast was great -- all of their baked goods are made by the restaurant, and I had a particularly good, thick slice of cornbread.
But the thing that was remarkable to me was all the tourists. Here I was, having rolled out of bed with a mess of hair and no make-up, having a casual breakfast and I was among many tourists who were ready to have their day in SF. A couple were reading guide books, one was writing postcards. It was one of those things that jolted me into remembering how lucky I am to live in this vibrant, destination town.
I think (I hope) that there are places in all of our hometowns that remind us why we love living there, and why it's such a special, unique place.
If you live in San Francisco, I have some places in mind to help you remember just that.
Of course, you probably have your own that are special to you, but here's some to get you started:
Amoeba Records
Lafayette Park
The Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market at 8 am on a Saturday - open and ready for business
Desiree Cafe lunchbox eaten at Crissy Field
Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge on your way to run an errand and realizing how many people are on the bridge for whom this is a lifetime experience
The view from Point Bonita
Stella Bakery in North Beach
Chinatown
Brunch on Sundays at Le Petit Robert
Standing in line at Mitchell's Ice Cream
Taco crawling in the Mission
Green Apple Books
A beer on a September afternoon at Pier 23Pac Bell SBC AT&T (?) Park
